U.S. Representative Loretta Sanchez lost her campaign money in the Kinde Durkee scandal – but it may not matter. Her new 46th congressional district ”encompasses most of Santa Ana, parts of Garden Grove, Anaheim, Westminster and Fullerton. Previous drafts of the maps gave the area, which is home to Disneyland and a heavy population of immigrants, a slight Republican edge,” according to the L.A. [...]
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Will U.S. Rep. Loretta Sanchez get a free pass this year?
Posted by Admin on January 8th, 2012
Posted in 2012 Elections, anaheim, Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, Democratic Party, elections, Federal Government, Orange, Politics, republican party, Santa Ana 
Tags: anaheim, barack obama, bill campbell, challengers, Curt Pringle, dana rohrabacher, Democratic Party, dpoc, garden grove, janet nguyen, lorettta sanchez, oc gop, Orange, republican party, Santa Ana 
1 Comment »Who is Robert Hammond?
Posted by Admin on December 29th, 2011
Robert Hammond got 34.5% of the vote in 2010, when he ran for the 69th Assembly District as the Republican nominee. Incumbent Jose Solorio blew him out with 65.5% of the vote, according to Smart Voter. Undeterred, Hammond is at it again this year. His Facebook campaign page has 40 likes. Speaking of “likes,” he [...]
The Voice of OC’s Community Editorial Board is loaded with power elites
Posted by Admin on December 4th, 2011
Paid Republican power couple Matt and Laura Cunningham
Did you know that paid Republican consultant Matt Cunningham is now writing so-called “community Editorials” on the Voice of OC? That’s right. Apparently he is part of the Voice of OC’s new Community Editorial Board. I discovered this when I saw his byline on a post defending [...]
Did O.C. Supervisor Bill Campbell hire gay basher Laura Cunningham?
Posted by Admin on November 18th, 2011
Mrs. Jerbal is back!
Chisme has it that O.C. Supervisor Bill Campbell has hired a new Chief of Staff – gay basher Laura Cunningham! You may remember that she was the “Hispanic Outreach Director” for the Yes on Prop. 8 campaign – the ballot measure that made gay marriage illegal here in California.
We know now that [...]
The Lincoln Club’s immigration-reform proposal is ridiculous
Posted by Admin on November 13th, 2011
UPDATE: O.C. Register editorial writer Brian Calle weighed in on the Lincoln Club’s proposal this Sunday, admitting that “Calls for amnesty for illegal immigrants or even a pathway to citizenship are taboo among Republicans, who fear potential conservative backlash for merely broaching the issue. Yet, 67 percent of all Latino voters, and 64 percent of [...]
Four Republicans now running for the 72nd Assembly District
Posted by Admin on October 25th, 2011
[ November 17, 2011; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ]
There are now four Republicans running for the 72nd Assembly District, which includes part of Santa Ana. The Republican candidates include Huntington Beach Council Member Matt Harper (Supervisor Janet Nguyen’s former Chief of Staff); Westminster Mayor Pro Tem Tyler Diep; OC Board of Education Trustee Long Pham and Huntington Beach Mayor Joe Carchio.
All of them [...]
Could Tran defeat Supervisor Nguyen in 2012, if the County goes bankrupt?
Posted by Admin on September 26th, 2011
The honeymoon might be over between Van Tran and Janet Nguyen
If the County of Orange declares bankruptcy – again (due in part to Assemblyman Jose Solorio’s vote to take away $48 million in state funding, from the County), will that open the door for former Assemblyman Van Tran to challenge incumbent Supervisor Janet Nguyen, in [...]
Durkeegate Update: The FBI freezes the DPOC’s bank accounts
Posted by Admin on September 14th, 2011
UPDATE: Democratic Party Chair Frank Barbero says the FBI has frozen bank accounts connected to Orange County’s Democratic Party, according to NBC News.
UPDATE: Kang is done: Irvine mayor Sukhee Kang says his bank account shrunk from $20,000 to $700. Kang opened a second account in July to fund his run for congress, but it is missing [...]
Posted in 2012 Elections, assemblyman jose solorio, Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, Councilwoman Michele Martinez, Democratic Party, elections, Orange County, Politics, Santa Ana Tags: 2012 elections, democratic party of orange county, dpoc, durkeegate, frank barbara, jose solorio, kinde durkee, loretta sanchez, lou correa, oc gop, republican party 9 Comments »O.C. Supervisors add Fountain Valley’s Viet voters to Nguyen’s 1st District
Posted by Admin on August 24th, 2011
The O.C. Board of Supervisors approved by a 4-1 vote a redistricting plan this week, that was put forward by Board Chairman Bill Campbell. The plan moves a portion of Fountain Valley north of Warner Avenue from the Second District to the First District, according to the Fountain Valley Patch. The plan was opposed by the [...]
ESPN says that Mexican soccer fans are the best sports fans in the U.S.A.
Posted by Admin on July 25th, 2011
Fans of the Mexican National Soccer Team, known as “El Tri,” are the best sports fans in the U.S.A., according to a new column in ESPN Magazine. These fans travel – anywhere in the U.S.A. where they can watch their beloved “El Tri.” You can see their effect on Facebook, where El Tri has almost [...]
Posted in Latinos, mexico, Politics, republican party, Santa Ana Tags: chivas usa, el tri, espn, mexican soccer fans, republican party, Santa Ana, stadium 3 Comments »New Santa Ana’s editor, Art Pedroza, joins the Democratic Party
Posted by Art Pedroza on July 20th, 2011
Santa Ana is dominated by voters registered with the Democratic Party – and it has gotten worse for the Republican Party over the past few years.
Take a look, for example, at voter registration in the First Supervisorial District, which includes all of Santa Ana. There are 98,164 Democratic voters in the district, versus 76,738 Republican [...]
Posted in 2012 Elections, Democratic Party, elections, Latino Leaders, Politics, Santa Ana Tags: 2012, art pedroza, Democratic Party, elections, registration, republican party, Santa Ana 30 Comments »What if Vince Sarmiento doesn’t run for the 69th Assembly District?
Posted by Admin on July 10th, 2011
I am hearing that there is a chance that Santa Ana Council Member Vince Sarmiento may not run for the 69th Assembly District after all. Apparently it is going to be up to his wife – and as he has a successful law practice and young children she may in the end not go for [...]
Posted in 2012 Elections, assemblyman jose solorio, Councilman Vince Sarmiento, Democratic Party, elections, Labor, Politics, republican party, Santa Ana Tags: 2012 elections, 69th assembly district, Democratic Party, jose solorio, julio perez, libertarian party, republican party, Vince Sarmiento 9 Comments »You can pay $250 to be a “Single Bamboo” at Janet Nguyen’s “Taste of Asia”
Posted by Admin on June 26th, 2011
[ June 30, 2011; 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. ]
Orange County Supervisor Janet Nguyen, a Republican, is a creature of habit, if nothing else. She is holding her Third Annual “Taste of Asia” fundraiser on Thursday, June 30, at 5:30 pm, at the home of Ralph and Joyce Allen, at 1002 West River Lane, in Santa Ana.
The last time she held one of these [...]
Posted in 2012 Elections, Asians, elections, Entertainment, Food, Politics, republican party, Santa Ana, vietnamese Tags: Fundraiser, janet nguyen, joyce allen, ralph allen, republican party, taste of asia 3 Comments »Is the Santa Ana Coalition for Better Government a GOP ploy?
Posted by Admin on May 17th, 2011
The Republicans still rule in Orange County – except for the City of Santa Ana, where only one Republican sits on our City Council.
The Democrats control the 69th Assembly District, the 34th State Senate District and the 47th Congressional District. All the Republicans have is Supervisor Janet Nguyen. She might be able to redistrict her [...]
Video by Santa Ana’s George Collins captures anti-Muslim Republicans in action
Posted by Admin on March 7th, 2011
When George Collins, a past candidate for Santa Ana Mayor, showed up at a Republican Party of Orange County event in Yorba Linda, his aim was to film the comments made by the speakers, and then put them up on his YouTube page. He surely had no idea what was going to happen after he [...]
